Artificial bait.



No. 871,985. PATENTED NOV. 26, 1907.

J. G. HENZEL. ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1907.

JOHN G. HENZEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed Apri18|1907- Serial No. 867.038.

To allwho'mdt may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. HENZEL, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial Bait, of which the OllOViIlgaiS a specification.

The invention embodies the idea of makinga bait of food stufi of a kind edible'by the fis such as of flour, rice, potato and egg, or other food stuff, and this ediblematter or material is inolosed in a porous fabric such as muslin, cambric, gauze or the like, and formed or shaped and colored to simulate a frog, minnow, insect, or-other natural bait; the material to be baked or otherwise hardened enough to stand the strain of castin or trolling, the intent being that the fish wil be attracted to the bait by its edible nature as well as by its shape or form.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the bait. Fi 2 is a cross section through the bait.

. he' artificial bait comprises a piece of cloth or fabric as heretofore referred to, as

indicated at 11, cut and stitched to form a body of the size and shape of a frog, minnow or other bait and colored to imitate the same. This is stuffed with edible material such as flour, chopped fish or meat, otato and egg, or other food stuff 12, and ba ed or hardened to form a bait capable of bein cast or immersed in water'without losing 1ts shape and formation. The bait so formed is attached to a hook in the usual manner and will entice the fish by its edible characteristics as well as by its appearance.

I claim:

1. An artificial bait comprising a pervious casing containing edible matter.

An artificial bait comprising a fabric casing containing edible matter.

3. An artificial bait comprisin a casin having the form and ap earance o a nature bait and containing edilile matter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. HEN ZEL.

Witnesses:

WM. J. ROBINSON,

N ELLIE FELTSKOG. 

